Lab 0 - Install MariaDB in your Codespaces Environment

Instructions

We get to practice with a few more unix commands!

1. Update your package list

This makes sure your Codespaces environment knows about the latest available software.

sudo apt-get update

2. Install MariaDB.

This is the database server and the client tool.

• mariadb-server → the actual database engine

• mariadb-client → the command-line tool you use to log in and run SQL

sudo apt-get install -y mariadb-server mariadb-client

This can take about 20–30 seconds.

3. Start the MariaDB service

This turns the database "on" so you can connect to it.

sudo service mariadb start